Disastrous senate bill in Hawai’i that would have mandated usage of OER for all UH courses is changed in committee hearings
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Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses
Hawai’i senate committee recommends bill mandating OER material for all courses at the University of Hawai’i system over significant faculty protests
e-Literate will make a Big Announcement at ELI This Week
Drum roll, please….
The Giant Inflatable Trump Chicken of Ed Tech
Here’s what I think a giant inflatable Trump chicken has to do with ed tech reporting.
New e-Literate Genres and Grant-funded Coverage
As we expand our LMS market coverage, we have the first view of Google Classroom adoptions in higher ed. Small, but not nothing.
Google Classroom: Isolated adoptions for higher education institutions
As we expand our LMS market coverage, we have the first view of Google Classroom adoptions in higher ed. Small, but not nothing.
Recommended Reading: Fear of Looking Stupid
A Carnegie Mellon University anthropological study identifies a few common reasons why faculty hesitate to try new teaching practices, among which is a fear of looking stupid. IHE columnist John Warner responds.